GeForce RTX 4050 vs 8800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTX
2006
768 MB GDDR3, 155 Watt
1.53

RTX 4050 outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 2352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking973124
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency0.6825.70
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG80AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 November 2006 (18 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5752560
Core clock speed576 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors681 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate36.86211.2
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs3280
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length270 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount768 MB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s216.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 GTX 1.53
RTX 4050 37.51
+2352%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8800 GTX 590
RTX 4050 14451
+2349%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 37.51
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 4050 has a 2351.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 55% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.


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